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Town, state continue to deal with EEE threat Aerial spraying of insecticide was conducted in late August after the state designated Hopkinton and several other area communities at critical risk for the mosquito-borne virus Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). According...
ARRESTS August 21 11:31 p.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle on fire on Wood Street. Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officer Stephen Buckley responded along with the Fire Department. Personal injuries were reported. Two individuals were transported to two different...
Locals honored at Worcester Academy Worcester Academy, an independent co-ed day and boarding school for grades 6-12 and postgraduates, recently announced its honor roll and headmaster’s for Semester 2 of the 2018-19 school year, and a number of Hopkinton students were...
Nicole Lynn Carpenter, 40, of Hopkinton, passed away peacefully on Aug. 13, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a brief illness. She was the daughter of Donna (Smith) Souter and the late Robert Carpenter. She was born in Framingham and lived most of...
Bertha A. “Betty” Casey, 84, of Hopkinton, passed away on Aug. 12 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William J. Casey. Born in Lawrence, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Bertha (Walsh) Sheehan. She was raised and educated...
Education Station celebrates an empowered first year in Hopkinton It’s September, and although students are lamenting the end of summer, there’s a lot of excitement at Education Station in downtown Hopkinton as co-founders Christine Chapman and Sims Yun celebrate one...
Georgia L. Straight, 85, died Aug. 19 in Milford after a brief illness. She was the wife of Robert W. Straight, to whom she was married, for 66 years and resided with in Hopkinton. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Cleveland and Ann (Eldridge)...
By Nancy Brumback, Contributing Writer Al’s Oil is locally owned and family owned, supplying homeowners and commercial customers with fuel oil and personal service for over 60 years. Peter Ferraro, general manager of Al’s Oil, which is part of the Flynn Company and is...
Local students honored for college success The following Hopkinton residents were among the students to receive degrees at the University of Massachusetts undergraduate commencement on May 10: Nicole Annenberg, Zachary Best, Ryan Bloomer, Madeline Boyce, Tara Branch,...
Phyllis (Pearce) Salyards 84, of Sandwich and formerly of Hendon, United Kingdom and Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, passed away after a brief illness on Aug. 3. Phyllis attended school in London, England, and it was in 1954 where she met her future husband and lifelong...
It is with great sadness that the family of John “Johnny” Irvine announces his sudden passing on July 18 at the age of 66 years. He was born in Framingham on Sept. 20, 1952, to Wallace Irvine and the late Mary Gould Irvine of Hopkinton. John is survived by his life...
Frederic C. Bertram, 86, of Milford, was called home to be with the Lord on July 27 and is now in the loving arms of Jesus. He was greeted upon arrival by his daughter Deborah and granddaughter Krista. Fred grew up in Roslindale and served in the Air Force during the...
YMCA moves ahead with Ashland facility The YMCA continued to push forward with plans to build a new facility in Ashland that will serve Hopkinton and Holliston as well. The location is 12.5 acres on the access road next to Ashland Middle School that leads to the...
George R. Desmond of Framingham, formerly of Sherborn, passed away peacefully on Aug. 13. He was the husband of Alice B. Desmond, to whom he was married for 59 years. Born in Framingham in 1930, he was the son of the late George R. Desmond Sr. and Kathryn Orzeck...
ARRESTS July 29 10:03 p.m. On West Main Street, Officers John Corridan, Brian Sanchioni and Robert Ekross conducted a motor vehicle stop and subsequently arrested William J. Grant, 39, of 44 Winter St., Franklin, and charged him with possession of a Class A...
Margaret “Joyce” (Dempsey) DeLeo passed peacefully on Aug. 6 at Lancaster General Hospital at 80 years old after battling lung cancer. She was born on March 16, 1939, in Quincy to Walter and Lillian (Adams) Dempsey. She grew up in Hopkinton as the oldest of four...
Select Board backs Futures Act to encourage cooperation from Eversource Town officials previously have expressed numerous frustrations dealing with Eversource, which owns the LNG plant on Wilson Street. Among the town’s concerns, a “thermal anomaly” occurred in one of...
Irene N. (Snyer) Sands, 83, of Winchester, New Hampshire, and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away Aug. 12. Born and raised in Hopkinton, she was the daughter of the late Irene “Sue” (Davis) and Peter Snyer. She was the wife of 37 years to the late Theodore “Ted” Sands....
Hopkinton players helps Ashland Legion reach state final Hopkinton players helps Ashland Legion reach state final was well-represented at the state American Legion baseball tournament, which was held July 27-Aug. 1 at Milford’s Fino Field. Coming off an appearance in...
HHS’ Scott finalist for national teaching award Hopkinton High School engineering and robotics teacher Doug Scott was announced one of five finalists from Massachusetts for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). According...
